The evening world., 1887-12-28

IL porters. coachmen and hostlers be dis
missed, they can draw from 800 to $500,
with 81 per cent. interest.
The young men employed OF the Bon
Marche" receive regular instruction in Eng
lish, literature, fencing; music, &c;i the
concerts given by the Harmony and Choral
Society are frequented by all Paris. The
young women receive instruction in their
home, IN immense private hotel opposite the
Bon Marche.
When about ten years ago NJ. Boucicaut
died everything went on as in his lifetime, ex-
cept the charities, which. became more nu.
merous. Mime. Boucicaut's son WINS the real
manager, but in 1879 he died, and his widow
not willing to live ON friendly terms with her
mothcr-i in. law, took her share of the prop
erty, and since her second marriage has been
as a stranger to the Bon arche."
For eight years has Nine. Boucicaut been
the only director of the establishment. Her
extraordinary intelligence, her wonderful ac-
tivity soon made her the soul of this com
out her advice, and her whole life was do.
voted to the great interests grouped about
her name. Had she lived o few weeks longer
Nine. Boucicaut would have received the
Gross of the Legion Of Honor, for hor name
mitted to wear this decoration.
Her fortune, estimated at more than $780,
900, 900, gave her the privilege of providing
for the wants of her immense f~amily-the
employees Of the Bon Marche. Il should
like TO be happy by making others happy"
said she. "God send us prosperity, because
the poor and unfortunate, pray for us"
BY her will II was found that $500 were left
to each employee in service from one to three
years, $500 to each one in service three to
Ave years, 81 900 to each one employed for
ten years and $4,000 to each of the 100 in
service for n longer time.
To the twenty ACCOMPLISHMENTS of Paris
she left $50, 900 to be divided equally to the
Pasteur Institute, $780, 900, sc. She had
already founded an asylum for old men ut
Fontenay- u x-Roses, her favorlte residence,
and to this she left $40, 900. Verjux, her
and 300, 900 for the construction of a
bridge from Verjux TO Gerry. To the st.
| Nicholas Workmen's Mission she left $500. 900.
and to the towns of Lille ,Rouen and Chalons-
sur-Saone, for the foundation of three asy:
Paris will receive $50, 600, and provincial
charities various sums. Mime. Boucicaut's
castle nj Fontenoy-a aux Roses is to be used as
q convalescent home for the emale members
of the Bon Marche staff, and after deducting
numerous ~legacies, the remainder of this i'm
mense fortune will be used for the construc-
ton of a Paris Hospital.
II Is well known that the Jesuits were firm
friends of Madame Boucicaut and the Bon
Marche large sums of money were advanced
by them for the success of the enterprise,
and to their interest was due, in the first
place, the popularity of the house. l have
often. heard the remark When Madame
Bon Marche is the property of the Jesuits."
The will proves, to the surprise of many. that
every sou borrowed had been repaid with in
terest, and that the poor and suffering were
uppermost In the mind of this most benevo-
lent of women.
~ only return to God q small portion of
what he has given me-" Arthur Meyer, the
rabid Catholic editor of the Gdulois pro-
poses that the journalists of Paris show their
gratitude for Nine. Boucicaut's liberality by
erecting q statue to her memory in the square
facing the Bon Marche. A suitable in
scription for this would be
She hath done what she could.
BARONESS ALTHEA SALVADOR.